@thingmaker: "Reading the thread about the t-rex skull I saw the link posted by Steven
York:
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I've seen this page before but not for a while, so this is news to me. Its
says Revell is reissuing several Prehistoric Scenes sets... are they really
doing this? Any idea who sells them?
I LOVED those kits. I had all of them as a kid.
Sean"
    @blackops: "Dave, thanks for the heads up! I am familiar with CultTVMan, hadn't been by 
his site in quite a while, going to place an order today :)
Jeff Goff
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    @jstevenyork: "I'm wondering how many of the molds still exist, or even if these are
done with the original molds.  I think a lot of the Aurora molds were
lost or damaged, and the new versions are snap-tite kits, so they've
at least been modified.
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    @rudypan: "<quote>
I thought the Prehistoric Scenes were all Snap-tite kits.  At least all 
of mine were.  They've been reissued several times, so it wouldn't be a 
shock if they came out again.  I think the last time was in the late 
80s/early 90s.   I know I picked up a Wooly Mammoth less than twenty 
years ago.
I think the molds for the tar pit might have been lost.  I don't recall 
ever seeing it reproduced since the original run.  That's the one I'd 
like to see again.   Well, that and the Pterodactyl (or Pteronodon, I 
forget which).   That was an AT menace, back in the day.
Later, Rudy
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    @thingmaker: "At a local hobby shop I found 2 of these kits this weekend (and yes they are
all snap-together kits, as they were when originally released). They are
made from the original molds and they are very cool. The only drawback is
that they cut down and used only half a display base for those that had a
two piece base (which is what I think they did on those earlier reissues
form the 80s or early 90s or whenever).
They said they'd be getting more in soon, the Pternanodon being one of them
(I wonder if he'll come with the extra ripped wing?).
Sean
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    @jstevenyork: "Hmmmm.  Maybe you're right that they were originally snap together
kits.  I thought I remembered gluing them, but maybe not.  That's been
a LOT of years, more than I care to think about.  I don't think the
"Snap-tite" brand name as such came along until later, so that may be
contributing to my confusion.
I wonder if the molds for the cave are still out there?  I had that
one, and I'd love to see it reissued, at least if there are some
cave-people kits to go with it.  I just slopped some patches of gloss
brown on it when I was a kid and it looked pretty lame.  It would be
cool to be able to do it again with the skills I have now, weathering
it, and maybe adding some cave paintings to the inside.  I think it
could make a nice display piece.
Strange story associated with these kits.  For some reason (inspired
by the movie "Westworld" no doubt) I later sawed open the Neanderthal
and the spiked dinosaur and turned them into "android" versions.  You
could remove hatches to see the works inside (made from wire and model
parts).  The spiked dinosaur had a Pegasus turbine engine from a
Harrier kit (!) as the prime mover, though the way it was used it
wasn't so obvious that it was a jet engine.  The four output ducts
actually lined up with the joints of the four legs well enough that it
just looked like some kind of drive mechanism.  I think I still have
the head (minus the frill) in a junk box here somewhere.  I don't
recall what I used for a "brain" built I do remember some plastic bits
glued behind the eyes with wires running out.
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:13:36 -0500, Rudy Panucci
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    @rudypan: "<quote>
I'll bet you're remembering the Lindbergh glue-together dinosaur kits. 
Lots of us mixed the two lines together.
Later, Rudy
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    @danielsw: "On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:03:28 -0800, J. Steven York
<quote>
I remember ALL the dinos were snap fit.
They all had some articulation. the peeps were out of scale for the
dinos.
If you didn't glue them, at some point it quit being a giant monster
and became a big pile.
WessD FLy Navy!!!!!"
    @jstevenyork: "Nah.  I was always underwhelmed by the Lindbergh kits.  Just didn't
look right to me.  I specifically had the Aurora kits.  But either I'm
remembering wrong about the glue, or maybe I'm remembering when I
redid the couple in "android" versions.  I probably had to glue them
then as I cleared out many of the interior pins to make room for
detailed workings.  In fact, it's that latter that's probably the
case.
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:27:26 -0500, Rudy Panucci
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    @mrscott: ""frank" <email_address> wrote in news:1169587165.567822.108080
@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
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I know that the Prehistoric Scenes kits I had were snap together kits.
They survived in attic storage next to my Joes, until they were reclaimed 
decades later. I sold them off on eBay to fund my burgeoning Joe habit, and 
they were all snap together.
I had the following
Pteradactyl
Allosaurus
Neanderthal Man
CroMagnon Man and Woman
Cave
Cave Bear
Tar Pit
Saber Tooth Cat
Swamp
Giant Bird
Three Horned Dinosaur
The articulation was very loose. Old Allo kept pivoting at the hips and 
bumping his snout on the ground. I could see where kids might be tempted to 
glue them together just to stop them from falling apart.
If I only could have found my old Monster Scenes kits, I would have hung onto 
those. They were all in the same attic. I suspect my Mom was less excited 
about the little torture chamber dioramas and they slipped out the door in 
one of the cleanings. In hindsight it's easy to see how she never saw fit to 
pick up the Vampirella or Victim kits for me. The CroMagnon Woman had to fill 
in after a repaint of her animal skin frock.
ScottE"
    @markmin: "I had most of these kits too- I still have bits and pieces in a big box, one 
of these days I'm going to sit down and try to fit things together again.
I loved the box art - there was something about the art that gave me a sense 
of...dread. The names too- Flying Reptile, Armored Dinosaur, etc. Kind of 
like sideshow paintings at a carnival or something. Hard to explain.
Here's a weblink that I have bookmarked about the series: 
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Mark
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